Packing form



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Patented Aug. 30,1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT name.

WILLIAM FEAR, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

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' Application filed February 13, 1926. Serial No. 88,086.

an vegetables may be confined in a manner to permit of the convenient filling of baskets or suitable containers.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a packing form of the above character which may be employed for packing'fruits and vegetables of various sizes.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a separable form in WlllCh the fruits or vegetables may be suitably arranged before inserting the same in a contamer.

Another object of the invention is the pro-' vision of a packing form having a substan- ,tial base structure arranged to prevent accidental displacementof the form.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a packing form of the above character which will be simple and durable of construction, efiicient for the purpose intended and which can be manufactured at a relatively low cost.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description progresses.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my improved form showing the parts in separated position and partially broken away to show the construction of the upper form section, L I

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the lower form section,

Figure 3 is a similar view of the upper form section,

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the form in assembled position,

Figure 5 is a vertical-sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a side elevational view partially in section, showing a basket, in which the fruits or vegetables are to be packed, assembled with the upper section of the form,

Figure '7 is a similar view showing the form and basket inverted from the position shown in Figure 6,

Figure 8 is a similar view partially in section, and

Figure 9 is a fragmentary perspective v1ew of a portion of the form. ,As will be well understood by those familiar with this art, it is customary in packing fruits and vegetables for shipment, to arrange the commodity in a suitable form before filling the containers in which the commodity is transported. This is usually accomplished by providing a form in which the commodity is arranged while the form is in inverted position so that the packing baskets or other. containers may be positioned over the commodity in its proper arrangement and the entire structure inverted and suitably closed. My invention resides in the provision of a novel packing form which will permit the packing of fruits and vegetables of various sizes and shapes and permit separation of one of the form sections for adapting the container thereto in a convenient manner.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 generally designates the base section of my improved form designed for assemblage with a body section or shell 11. These sections are connected and filled with fruits, vegetables or-other commodities and arranged to confine the commodity so as to conform to the conventional type of packing baskets for shipment, the baskets being adapted to the form in its inverted position and turned in its proper upright position for receiving the fruits or vegetables.

The base section 10 comprises a circular bottom plate 12 of conical formation provided with an annular outwardly flaring flange 13, this plate being formed of sheet metal and doubled at the flanged portion to provide an annular vertically arranged rim 14. The upper edge of this rim is provided with an inwardly inclined flange 15. Secured to the lower side of the bottom plate 12 is a cylindrical supporting ring 16 having an outwardly flared flange 17 formed at its upper edge and riveted to the bottom plate. A pair of intersecting bracin strips 18 are secured to the inner side of t e supporting ring 16 adjacent the lower edge thereof and are secured at their intersecting centers to the center of the bottom plate, by means of a rivet 19 or in any suitable manner. These metallic strips are adapted to reinforce the vide reinforcing beads.

supportinr rin and prevent distortion of this mem er. isposed against the upper side of the bottom plate 12 ad'acent ts periphery is a radialy dispose positionlng bar provided with a flange 21 riveted or otherwise secured to the bottom plate This bar is arranged in a vertical posltion, as shown to advantage in Figures 6 and 9 and abuts at its outer end against the vertical rim ll of the bottom plate 12.

The complementary body section of the form embodies a shell 11 of frusto-conical formation. The upper and lower edges of the shell are outwardly overturned to pro- This shell is provided with oppositely disposed slots 22 extending vertically in the intermediate portion of the shell, the purpose of which will become apparent as the description prograsses.

use, the base section is arranged in a position shown in Figure l, and the fruit or vegetables to be packed are arranged on the conical bottom plate, some of the fruits or vegetables being disposed against the bar 20 and others being disposed side by side upon the bottom plate until the plate l2 has been covered with the fruit or vegetables, whereupon the body section or shell 11 is provided 'with a liner 23 formed of paper or similar material and the shell is fitted onto the base section. The lower edge of the liner 23 is turned outwardly as shown in Fi ures 1 and 5 and the shell and liner arranged vertically in position on the base section. The fruits or vegetables are then packed within the shell as shown to advantage in Figure 5 and the device shaken to cause settling and packing of the contents in the form. The body section or shell 11 is then lifted from the packed liner to permit fitting of a basket or other suitable container to the liner. In the removal of the shell, the fingers are engaged through the slots 22 so as to hold the liner 23 stationary while the shell is being lifted and thus prevent displacement of the liner. After the removal of the shell, a basket indicated by the numeral 24 is fitted over the packed liner, and the assemblage is inverted. The base section of the form is then removed from the liner and a layer of fruits or vegetables is arranged at the top of the basket after which a lid is positioned thereon and securely fastened.

It is therefore apparent, from the foregoing description and the drawings, that a new and improved packing form has been devised, adaptable for packing various kinds invention herewith shown and described is to r be taken as the preferred example of the same, and that various chan as as to the shape, size and arrangement 0 parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

in a packing form, a base section including a cone shaped bottom plate, a vertically disposed rim upon the bottom plate adjacent its outer periphery, a positioning bar upon the bottom plate, and a co-acting body section including a tapered shell engageable with the rim of the base section.

2. in a packing form, a base section ineluding a cone shaped bottom plate having a laterally directed peripheral flange, a vertically directed rim upon the bottom plate, adjacent the inner periphery of the flange, the upper edge of the rim being bent inwardly, means upon the bottom plate to support the same, a radially extending positioning bar upon the upper side of the bottom plate adjacent the rim, and a body section ineluding a shell of frusto-conical formation,

the said shell being adapted to engage the rim on the base plate to provide a packing form.

3; A shell for packing forms including a forming body, and a liner removably fitted in the body,- the said body havin slots in the wall thereof through which the liner may be engaged b the fingers to hold the liner sta- 1it ionary w iile separating the body from the iner.

4. A shell for packing forms including a frusto-conical body having longitudinal slots formed in the wall thereof designed to permit convenient engagement of a liner removably disposed within the shell.

5. In a packing form, a base section and a body section, the said body section comprising a frusto-conical shell formed with iarnetrically opposedslots to facilitate re moval of the shell. 7

In testimony whereof I aflix m si nature.

WILLIABZ F AN. 

